Building & Grounds Maintenance Team Leader

Building & Grounds Maintenance Team Leader

Location: Exeter |
Type: Full‑time, Permanent |
Salary: £30,327 + benefits

In this hands‑on leadership role you will oversee a team of 8–9 operatives, ensuring safe, efficient and high‑quality delivery of maintenance activities across our Drinking Water Services sites. You will play a key role in planning, coordination and day‑to‑day operations, supporting broader performance and safety objectives.

• Lead and supervise the Minor Works team within your area
• Work alongside your team, contributing directly to maintenance activities
• Support the planning and scheduling of routine and complex works
• Coordinate plant, equipment and external suppliers for efficient delivery
• Manage seasonal (Winter/Summer) maintenance programmes
• Ensure effective use of labour, materials and resources to optimise performance and cost
• Take responsibility for team health & safety, ensuring compliance with our Homesafe policy
• Support environmental and water quality standards across all activities
• Manage purchasing and requisitioning to keep operations running smoothly
• Assist with recruitment as required to maintain team capacity

• Proven experience working within a team environment, with a strong focus on collaboration
• Leadership experience, with the ability to prioritise and coordinate the work of others
• A commitment to delivering high‑quality work and maintaining standards
• Strong communication skills and confidence to engage with colleagues and the public
• Ability to plan and prioritise workloads in a fast‑paced environment
• Self‑motivated, proactive and capable of working with minimal supervision
• A calm and approachable manner when dealing with public queries
• Flexible approach to meet changing work demands
• Full UK driving licence (including B+E for towing)

• Generous holiday allowance + bank holidays
• Discretionary bonus
• Competitive contributory pension
• Share‑save scheme
  
  Health benefits & wellbeing support programmes
• Group discounts
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Financial support services
• Development and training opportunities

Applicants will be subject to a mandatory DBS check as part of the onboarding process.